My Farm Fresh Shopping Trip (08/03)

Want to hear something funny?  I’ve been in a panic all week that I was going to go over my grocery budget.  We had $18 left in the grocery fund and I needed regular and organic milk, bread, fruit & sugar.  Not to mention the deals I wanted to get a Farm Fresh today.  I had spent a bit more than I planned during my monthly Trader Joe’s trip, so I was getting stressed.

Then it occurred to me that I didn’t go to the bank 2 weeks ago.  Oops!  The good news is, my 2 week grocery budget stretched for almost 4 weeks including a Trader Joe’s trip.  I went to the bank today and got the money out from last paycheck.  I purchased everything I needed and some junk we just wanted.  I’ll put the remaining money in the bank for my Savings Pledge (we get paid again this Friday).

Stretching the $18 until Friday would have saved me the cookie calories when I munch on those in a bit, though 🙂

**I’m told there will be a $1 off the new Signature Meals coupon on the Farm Fresh Facebook page this weekend.  These can be found at the deli counter.  I don’t know the dates the coupon will be valid just yet.  You can read my review here.

See the Farm Fresh coupon matchups

1 Sugar $2.49
2 Bread $2.88
Plums $0.75
Peaches $1.55
Mushrooms $1.79
Onions $2
Milk $3.99
Cheddar Block $2.50
Tortilla Chips $1.50
1 Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Bread $2.99 – $1/1 printable about to expired = $0.99
2 Bagel Bites $2.49 – $1/1 printable about to expired $0.98
2 DiGiorno $3
2 Cheez-it’s $2.78
2 Keebler Fudge cookies $1.76
2 Rice Krispies Gluten Free $0.96
2 Keebler Granola $0.76
2 Krunchers Chips $2
2 Yoplait Greek Yogurt $1
1 Aunt Jemima waffles FREE

Total Paid $34.89
Total Saved $30.10

Not a good savings rate but it was one of those weeks that we needed a lot of non-coupon items.  I still need to grab organic milk from Harris Teeter then I’m done shopping for the week.

How did you do this week?